Data for 2024

Land Area, 2024

Figures for 2024, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Area, 2024 covers 221 countries. Russia is highest, at 16,376,870; Vatican City is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 87,589. Against 2023, 25 values changed (12 up, 13 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Area · Data for 2024

HighestRussia

16,376,870

LowestVatican City

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

221countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
219distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Area, 2024, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Land Area, 2024: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	16,376,870
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9,388,210
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	9,147,420
4	CanadaCANNorthern America	8,788,700
5	BrazilBRASouth America	8,358,140
6	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	7,688,287
7	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,973,190
8	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,736,690
9	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2,699,700
10	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2,381,740
11	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2,267,050
12	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2,149,690
13	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,943,950
14	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1,892,410
15	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	1,868,000
16	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	1,759,540
17	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,622,500
18	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,558,501
19	PeruPERSouth America	1,280,000
20	NigerNERWestern Africa	1,266,700
21	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,259,200
22	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	1,246,700
23	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,220,190
24	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,213,090
25	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,122,135
26	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,109,500
27	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,087,959
28	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1,030,700
29	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	995,450
30	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	910,770
31	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	884,000
32	VenezuelaVENSouth America	882,050
33	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	823,290
34	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	786,380
35	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	770,880
36	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	769,630
37	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	743,390
38	ChileCHLSouth America	742,032
39	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	652,670
40	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	652,230
41	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	631,930
42	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	627,340
43	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	622,980
44	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	581,800
45	KenyaKENEastern Africa	580,880
46	UkraineUKREastern Europe	579,400
47	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	566,730
48	FranceFRAWestern Europe	538,950
49	YemenYEMWestern Asia	527,968
50	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	510,890
51	SpainESPSouthern Europe	499,686
52	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	472,710
53	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	469,930
54	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	452,860
55	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	446,300
56	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	438,510
57	IraqIRQWestern Asia	434,130
58	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	410,449
59	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	407,270
60	ParaguayPRYSouth America	396,012
61	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	386,850
62	JapanJPNEastern Asia	364,500
63	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	364,270
64	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	349,430
65	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	341,500
66	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	328,550
67	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	318,000
68	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	313,429
69	OmanOMNWestern Asia	309,500
70	PolandPOLEastern Europe	306,070
71	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	304,000
72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	298,170
73	ItalyITASouthern Europe	295,720
74	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	273,600
75	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	263,310
76	GabonGABMiddle Africa	257,670
77	EcuadorECUSouth America	248,360
78	GuineaGINWestern Africa	245,720
79	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	241,930
80	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	230,800
81	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	230,080
82	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	227,533
83	GuyanaGUYSouth America	211,140
84	BelarusBLREastern Europe	202,976
85	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	200,520
86	SenegalSENWestern Africa	192,530
87	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	191,800
88	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	183,630
89	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	176,520
90	UruguayURYSouth America	175,016
91	SurinameSURSouth America	160,508
92	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	155,360
93	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	143,350
94	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	138,790
95	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	130,170
96	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	128,900
97	EritreaERIEastern Africa	120,800
98	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	120,410
99	BeninBENWestern Africa	112,760
100	HondurasHNDCentral America	111,890
101	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	108,560
102	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	107,160
103	CubaCUBCaribbean	103,800
104	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100,830
105	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	97,600
106	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	96,320
107	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	94,280
108	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	91,606
109	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	91,260
110	JordanJORWestern Asia	88,794
111	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	87,589
112	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	82,650
113	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	82,520
114	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	77,156
115	PanamaPANCentral America	74,180
116	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	72,180
117	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	71,020
118	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	69,490
119	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	68,890
120	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	62,590
121	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	62,230
122	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	61,860
123	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	55,960
124	TogoTGOWestern Africa	54,390
125	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	51,200
126	Costa RicaCRICentral America	50,560
127	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	48,198
128	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	48,080
129	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	42,730
130	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	40,000
131	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	39,510
132	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	38,140
133	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	35,410
134	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	33,670
135	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	32,930
136	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	30,494
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	30,360
138	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	28,199
139	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	28,120
140	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	28,052
141	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	27,990
142	HaitiHTICaribbean	27,560
143	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	27,400
144	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	25,680
145	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25,220
146	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	23,763
147	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	23,180
148	BelizeBLZCentral America	22,810
149	IsraelISRWestern Asia	21,640
150	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	20,720
151	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	20,135
152	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	18,576
153	FijiFJIMelanesia	18,333
154	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	17,820
155	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	17,200
156	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	14,870
157	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	13,450
158	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	12,189
159	QatarQATWestern Asia	11,490
160	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10,830
161	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	10,230
162	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10,120
163	BahamasBHSCaribbean	10,010
164	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	9,240
165	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	8,870
166	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	6,025
167	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	5,270
168	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	5,128
169	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	4,030
170	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	3,521
171	SamoaWSMPolynesia	2,780
172	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2,574
173	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,000
174	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,870
175	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	1,370
176	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,050
177	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	960
178	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	948
179	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	811
180	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	800
181	DominicaDMACaribbean	751
182	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	725
183	TongaTONPolynesia	720
184	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	701
185	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	610
186	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	572
187	GuamGUMMicronesia	541
188	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	468
189	PalauPLWMicronesia	460
=190	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	457
=190	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	457
192	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	444
193	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	440
194	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	431
195	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	389
196	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	348
197	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	344
198	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	315
199	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	298
200	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	261
201	NiueNIUPolynesia	259
=202	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	240
=202	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	240
204	American SamoaASMPolynesia	199
205	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	198
206	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	181
207	ArubaABWCaribbean	180
208	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	160
209	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	151
210	MontserratMSRCaribbean	102
211	AnguillaAIACaribbean	91
212	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	61
213	BermudaBMUNorthern America	54
214	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	53
215	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	34
216	MacauMACEastern Asia	33
217	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	26
218	NauruNRUMicronesia	21
219	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	10
220	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	2
221	Vatican CityVATSouthern Europe	0

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Russia16,376,870
2China9,388,210
3United States9,147,420
4Canada8,788,700
5Brazil8,358,140

Lowest

221Vatican City0
220Monaco2
219Gibraltar10
218Nauru21
217Tuvalu26

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 87,589. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
25values changed, of 221 in both
12 · 13rose · fell
196unchanged

Rose most

Fiji18,270 → 18,333+63
French Polynesia3,471 → 3,521+50
Finland303,960 → 304,000+40
Comoros1,861 → 1,870+9
Kenya580,876 → 580,880+4

Fell most

Australia7,692,020 → 7,688,287−3,733
Uzbekistan440,650 → 438,510−2,140
Chile742,832 → 742,032−800
Poland306,270 → 306,070−200
Spain499,697 → 499,686−12

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

219 distinct values among 221
Values are stored exactly as published, to 14 decimals. 2 countries share 457. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 221 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2024). Land Area, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-area/2024

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07Questions

Land Area, 2024: questions and answers

Which country has the highest land area in Land Area, 2024?

Russia, at 16,376,870, of the 221 countries in the file.

What year does Land Area, 2024 describe?

2024.

How many countries does Land Area, 2024 cover?

221.

Where can I download Land Area, 2024?

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